That's right! Its the series that refuses to die and it is now coming in the form of Final Fantasy 15.

I'm I the only person getting an Assassin's Creed meets God of War Vibe from this trailer? Did they give up on turned based combat altogether or is this just one aspect of the gameplay? In any case this game has nice graphics and has a clear protagonist (unlike 10, 12, and 13). I think the game is going to focus on a Father/Son relationship. Their mentioning crystals so this might tie into FF13 (of course the title was apparently FF versus 13 so duh). IDK, what do you guys think? Will this game be good or will it suck nuts?

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You forget that this isn't just some brutal sport where everyones out to kill each other. Its much more like a game of physical chess.-looney liam

I'm a huge turn based fan and I've wanted the FF series to return to that style of combat for a long time now, but I cannot deny the combat and indeed game as a whole looks amazing, it is easily my #1 most wanted game next gen right now, maybe even more than Fallout 4. This will be the best FF game since FF7, there's not a doubt in my mind.

The combat is still tactical the way Kingdom Hearts is tactical (it uses a beefed up version of this combat). This is not a third person hack and slash game, it just looks that way on the surface. This game still has a party system (you can see the 3 health bars at the bottom right of the videos), there are still spells (you can see them casting fire), and there are still abilities. If you watch the video I'm linking you can see his party members interrupt attacks for him mid-combat (where they stand in front of him to block/deal damage), this will probably be a common combat feature. You can switch between characters in battle and control them if you want to (as is the case with almost all JRPGs). Think Kingdom Hearts combat with tweaks/upgrades/on steroids.

I'll also point out that it is set in the same universe as the FF13 games (it was FF Versus 13 when it started production), but it has 0 relation to any of the FF13 games, it is set in its own world, time, story, characters, everything. There will be a few similar things but they will not tie into any of the FF13 games at all. A huge world is in this game that you can explore via Chocobo, cars, airships, etc. There will be a day/night system that effects which monsters show up. You are always in control of the main character outside of combat, it follows 1 central main character so it is not like FF13. These are all confirmed for the game.

To get a better feel of the combat/gameplay, watch this video below as it is mainly focused on the combat:

I'm a huge turn based fan and I've wanted the FF series to return to that style of combat for a long time now, but I cannot deny the combat and indeed game as a whole looks amazing, it is easily my #1 most wanted game next gen right now, maybe even more than Fallout 4. This will be the best FF game since FF7, there's not a doubt in my mind.

The combat is still tactical the way Kingdom Hearts is tactical (it uses a beefed up version of this combat). This is not a third person hack and slash game, it just looks that way on the surface. This game still has a party system (you can see the 3 health bars at the bottom right of the videos), there are still spells (you can see them casting fire), and there are still abilities. If you watch the video I'm linking you can see his party members interrupt attacks for him mid-combat (where they stand in front of him to block/deal damage), this will probably be a common combat feature. You can switch between characters in battle and control them if you want to (as is the case with almost all JRPGs). Think Kingdom Hearts combat with tweaks/upgrades/on steroids.

I'll also point out that it is set in the same universe as the FF13 games (it was FF Versus 13 when it started production), but it has 0 relation to any of the FF13 games, it is set in its own world, time, story, characters, everything. There will be a few similar things but they will not tie into any of the FF13 games at all. A huge world is in this game that you can explore via Chocobo, cars, airships, etc. There will be a day/night system that effects which monsters show up. You are always in control of the main character outside of combat, it follows 1 central main character so it is not like FF13. These are all confirmed for the game.

To get a better feel of the combat/gameplay, watch this video below as it is mainly focused on the combat:

As long as it isn't a 60 hour hallway like 13 I'm sold. I can't wait a year I want the PS4 to come out now. Oh, speaking of FF13 I just found this on youtube. How can one trailer look awesome and the other look so bland? Why is Lightning dressed as if she is going into the Matrix?

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You forget that this isn't just some brutal sport where everyones out to kill each other. Its much more like a game of physical chess.-looney liam

Nah it's a full open world, I mean some gameplay sections will be linear like any rpg I'm sure, but the game in general is not. I want to get my hands on it more than any other game right now.

Lightning Returns looks kinda fun.

IDK, I'm not feeling it. I think its the city that is bothering me. It looks like she is going to be stuck in this one city and it doesn't look too interesting. It doesn't help that Lightning herself wasn't that interesting either.

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You forget that this isn't just some brutal sport where everyones out to kill each other. Its much more like a game of physical chess.-looney liam

I'll also post this pic so it's a bit more clear - you can see on the bottom right the health/mana bars of the party and on the left you can see the command menu like you would in a FF game or Kingdom Hearts. It says "Warp - Attack - Link Form". There is a summon system in the game so probably "summon" will be added into it at some point in the game. You can also see multiple weapons (spear, sword, etc) next to the command window, it seems you can switch out weapons mid-combat.